Guidelines
Stable coronary artery disease.
To increase the percentage of appropriate patients with an appropriate diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease (SCAD), who are prescribed aspirin...
Influenza vaccination as secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease.
To equip practitioners with the information they need to adopt these recommendations into practice and ensure that cardiovascular patients have...
Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers.
To review the rationale and clinical evidence for the use of beta-adrenergic blockers in patients with cardiovascular disease
AHA/ACC guidelines for secondary prevention for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease: 2006 update
The guideline recommendations are based largely on major practice guidelines from the National Institutes of Health and American College of...
Coronary heart disease (CHD): symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines collect, summarize, and update the core clinical knowledge essential in general practice. The guidelines also...
Acute coronary syndromes. A national clinical guideline
To provide evidence-based recommendations on the in-hospital management of patients with an acute coronary syndrome, as well as the duration of...
Prevention of premature discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery stents
To emphasize the potential complications of premature discontinuation of thienopyridine therapy and address potential strategies to minimize this...
ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain
To provide a perspective on the current state of the role of coronary artery calcium scoring by fast computed tomography in clinical practice. TARGET...
ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical expert consensus document on coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography in global cardiovascular risk assessment and in evaluation of patients with chest pain. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography) developed in collaboration with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
To provide a perspective on the current state of the role of coronary artery calcium scoring by fast computed tomography in clinical practice....
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
To present recommendations on the management of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST-segment elevation. INTENDED...
Acute coronary syndromes: 2005 International Consensus Conference on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations
To review the evidence and provide guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes/acute myocardial infarction in the...
Exercise testing in asymptomatic adults: a statement for professionals From the American Heart Association Council
To consider, on the basis of existing evidence, what role, if any, exercise testing plays in risk stratification in asymptomatic subjects. INTENDED...
Percutaneous coronary intervention and adjunctive pharmacotherapy in women: a statement for healthcare professionals
To review what is known and not known about percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in women and put published data in context with contemporary...
Role of noninvasive testing in the clinical evaluation of women with suspected coronary artery disease
To provide a synopsis of available evidence about noninvasive cardiac testing modalities in the diagnosis and risk assessment of both the symptomatic...
ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
To make recommendations regarding the appropriate use of percutaneous coronary interventions in the treatment of patients with coronary artery...
Cardiovascular health promotion in the schools: a statement for health and education professionals and child health advocates from the Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth (AHOY) of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association
To optimize the school environment as an integral part of population-based strategies designed to promote cardiovascular health for all US children...
Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease: a statement for health professionals from the Committee on R
American Heart Association recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease & summarize current state of...
Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers
To review the rationale and clinical evidence for the use of beta-adrenergic blockers in patients with cardiovascular disease. TARGET POPULATION:...
Evaluation of primary care patients with chronic stable angina: guidelines from the American College of Physicians
To update the 1999 guideline on chronic stable angina, which was published by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American College of...
Screening for coronary heart disease: recommendation statement
To summarize the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for coronary heart disease and the supporting evidence &...
